Memory phrase for the Kanji: 息
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Meaning
| breath, breathing, son
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Pronunciation |
SOKU iki |
Explanation |
Top: oneself 自 (The accented ノ eye 目 as the "self"), below: heart 心 |
Mnemonic
| I myself I am and my heart exists as long as I breathe, and my breath lives on in my son.
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Radicals
自
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oneself | The Radical mizukara shows an eye 目 that has an emphasis ノ to express that the own person is meant. |
心
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heart | Image of a heart with coronary arteries. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
息 |
いき |
breath, tone |
休息 |
きゅうそく |
rest, relief, relaxation |
息子 |
むすこ |
(hum) son |
一息 |
ひといき |
puffy, a breath, a pause, an effort |
利息 |
りそく |
interest (bank) |
子息 |
しそく |
(hon) son |
消息 |
しょうそく |
news, letter, circumstances |
溜息 |
ためいき |
(n) (uk) a sigh |
窒息 |
ちっそく |
suffocation |
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